Frank Capra

Date of Birth: 18 May 1897

Country: USA

Biography: Born in Sicily, Capra was a director, producer and writer who worked his way from Los Angeles's Italian ghetto to become the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. His rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American dream personified". (Wikipedia)

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